List of monastic houses in County Roscommon

Inclusion

In this article, smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templars and Knights Hospitallers) are included. The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have, the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptory/commandery.

Article layout

Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution, and the current status of the site.

Formal name or dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.

Alternative names: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided.

Abbreviations and Key

Alphabetical listing of establishments
Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names 		OnLine References & Location
Ardcarn Priory early monastic site, founded in the 6th century;
diocesan cathedral;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian?
founded after 1144?;
church possibly shared by Canons and nuns (see immediately below);
dissolved c.1593?; granted to the provost and fellows of Holy Trinity Dublin		 Ard-carna;
Ard-charna 		53°58′02″N 8°12′06″W
Ardcarn Priory Augustinian nuns — Arroasian?
founded after 1144, possibly by St Malachy;
dependent on Kilcreevanty from before 1223;
church possibly shared by Canons (see immediately above) and nuns;
dissolved c.1590?; granted to Terence (Tirlaughe O'Byrne) 1595;		 St Mary
Ardcarn Friary ¤ recorded as Franciscan Friars — no monastic house; Friars of Knockvicar owned land in the parish
Ardsenlis Monastery ~≈ early monastic site, nuns
founded in the 5th century by St Patrick;
possibly located in County Roscommon		 Senlis?
Assylin Monastery early monastic site, founded probably before 563 by St Colmcille;
often mistaken for Inshmacnerin		 Eas-mac-n-Eirc;
Eas-ui-fhloinn 		53°58′05″N 8°19′11″W
Athleague Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
probable cell, dependent on Roscommon;
founded before 1266;
dissolved before 1466, vicarage granted to the prior of Rindown		 Athliag-maenagain;
Aghliag 		53°34′14″N 8°15′40″W
Baslick Monastery early monastic site, probably founded in the 5th century (in the time of St Patrick);
plundered by Norsemen 846		 Baisleac-mor;
Basleac 		53°47′09″N 8°25′44″W
Bellaneeny Friary Camelite Friars
dependent on Eglish;
founded after c.1437;
dissolved c.1567, possibly abandoned by the Carmelites; leased to Edmund O'Fallon of Athlone 1575;
Franciscan Friars?
possibly in occupation in the 16th century (during the reign of Elizabeth I)		 Baleanany;
Bealaneny;
Belathnaony 		53°24′26″N 8°09′25″W
Bettyfield Abbey ø probably a secular chapel Shankill 53°50′17″N 8°13′14″W
Boyle Abbey early monastic site, possibly founded in the 5th century, possibly by St Patrick;
sometimes confused with Ath-da-larc, County Meath;
Cistercian monks — from Buniffi
(community founded from Grelachdinach 16 August 1148 by Abbot Peter O'Mordha)
founded 1161;
affiliated to Clairvaux 1228;
dissolved c.1589; granted to Patrick Dusacke of Gerrardston; (NM)		 Ath-da-Larc;
Ath-da-laarcc;
Ath-da-laragh;
Buell;
Buill;
Mainister-na-buill 		53°58′26″N 8°17′49″W
Boyle Nunnery nuns,
"ruined nunnery"[notes 1] possibly historically located in County Sligo
Caldragh Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
founded before 1487?;
dissolved 1582?; leased to Bryan M'Dermot 1582; granted to Thomas Danby[notes 2]		 Caldrywolagh;
Caldra;
Ceall-braughe-uallaighe
Caldragh Nunnery nuns
"nunnery in ruins"[notes 3]		 [1]

53°52′43″N 8°14′34″W
Cam Monastery early monastic site, nuns Camma;
Camach 		53°27′21″N 8°07′48″W
Cloonard Abbey ø (Tibohine parish) "Cloonard abbey and church"[notes 4] 53°48′24″N 8°30′53″W
Cloonburren Monastery early monastic site, nuns
founded before 577-8 by Cairech Dergen;
probably dissolved before 1167		 Cluain-bronaigh;
Clooncagh 		53°18′43″N 8°02′57″W (approx)
Clooncraff Monastery early monastic site, founded before 752;
plundered 815		 Cluain-crema;
Cluain cremtha 		53°51′31″N 8°03′30″W (approx)
Cloonoghil Cell Augustinian nuns — Arroasian
dependent on Kilcreevanty;
founded before 1223, confirmed to the nuns of Kilcreevanty c.1223 and 1400;
dissolved c.1543?		 St Mary
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Cluain-eochaill;
Cluain-ockill 		53°23′33″N 8°05′52″W
Cloonowen Monastery early monastic site, possibly founded in the 6th century;
plundered by the Munster men 1089		 Cluain-emhain;
Cluain-emuin 		53°22′43″N 7°56′06″W (approx)
Clonrahan Friary ~ Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
founded after 1485 by Cathal O'Conor Roe (Rufus);
dissolved (during the reign of Elizabeth I)		 Cloon-rane;
Cloon-sreane;
Cloon-rohan
Cloonshanville Priory,
near Frenchpark		 early monastic site, founded in the 5th century? (by the time of St Patrick);
Dominican Friars
founded 1385 by Mac Dermot Roe (Rufus);
priory leased to Hugh boy O'Donnell 1577; lands leased to the mayor of Galway 1578;
friary leased to Bryan Mac Dermot 1580;
dissolved before 1596; leased to William Taaffe of Sligo 1596;
friary later owned by Lord Dillan and rented by a Protestant named Davis		 The Holy Cross
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Cluain-sainmhill;
Cluain-senmall;
Cluain-maoil 		53°52′03″N 8°23′25″W
Cloontuskert Priory early monastic site, founded in the 6th century by St Faithlinn;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
founded after 1140, probably by an O'Conor - possibly Turlough O'Conor;
dissolved 1563?; granted to Fryall O'Farrell		 Cluain-tuaiscirt-na-dina 53°41′53″N 8°00′48″W
Creeve Monastery early monastic site, founded in the early 6th century? by St Finnian of Clonard Craebh-ghrellain;
Craebh-mor 		53°52′09″N 8°13′15″W (approx)
Deerane Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — from Roscommon
founded before 1156?, site granted by O'Conor;
double monastery with nuns' priory (see immediately below) until 1223-4;
dissolved c.1578?;
Augustinian Friars		 St Mary
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Dhoran;
Daren;
Deerane;
Derreen;
Doren;
Dorhan 		53°39′42″N 8°08′58″W (approx?)
Deerane Priory Augustinian nuns — Arroasian
double monastery with Canons' abbey (see immediately above)
founded after 1144;
dependent on Kilcreevanty from before 1223;
dissolved after 1223-4		 53°39′42″N 8°08′58″W (approx?)
Domnach-mor Monastery ≈~ early monastic site, possible duplication
Drum Monastery early monastic site, founded in the late 5th century? by Diradius (not Diratus of Ferns), brother of St Canoc Edardruim 53°23′54″N 8°01′49″W
Drumalgagh Priory Augustinian nuns — Arroasian
dependent on Clonard;
founded before 1195, confirmed to the nuns of Clonard;
dependent on Kilcreevanty from before 1223, confirmed to the nuns of Kilcreevanty c.1223 and 1400;
dissolved c.1543?;
owned by Earl of Clanricarde 1641		 St Mary
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Druimeliar;
Drumcliff;
Dromalga 		53°18′02″N 8°06′06″W (approx)
Drumconnel Monastery ~ early monastic site, founded in the 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) by St Conal?;
also given as located in County Galway		 Druim-conaille
Drumconaid Abbey Cistercian monks — from Boyle
founded c.1156, transferred from Grellechdinach;
dissolved 1158-9: transferred to Buniffi/Boyle c.1158/9		 Drumcunny;
Drum-conaid 		54°02′18″N 8°07′42″W (approx)
Dysart Abbey ø Cistercian monks
land granted to St Mary's Abbey, Dublin by Rory O'Conor not later than 1236;
abbey probably never built		 Briole;
Bruigheol
Elphin Cathedral Monastery early monastic site, traditionally founded c.450 (434 or 435) by St Patrick;
diocesan cathedral c.1130;
see transferred to Roscommon 1152;
see transferred from Roscommon c.1168;
Augustinian Canons Regular - Arroasian?
founded after 1140;
see transferred from Elphin 1244;
dissolved before 1442;
storm damaged 1957, demolished shortly afterwards;
ruins partially restored		 St Mary
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Ailfinn;
Ail-find;
Oilfinn;
Olfin;
Emlach-ono 		53°50′43″N 8°11′26″W
Elphin Greyfriars = early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Patrick, tradition that Ono, son of Oengus gifted his house to St Patrick;
Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual
founded before 1453, parish church of St Patrick granted to the friars by Cornelius, Bishop of Elphin before 1450, Cornelius was instructed by the Pope to license new friaries 1453;
dissolved 1563, friars expelled by the Protestant bishop, who demolished the friary and built a house from the ruins;
granted to Terence O'Birne-Termor;
erroneously referred to as Dominican in inquisition 1591		 St Patrick [2]

Elphin Greyfriars, later site Observant Franciscan Friars
reformed 1632		 [3]

Emlagh Monastery early monastic site, founded in the 5th century?, bishop listed in the time of St Patrick Imblech-each;
Imblech-brocadha 		53°44′43″N 8°27′22″W
Fuerty Monastery early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Patrick for deacon Just Fidard;
Fidarte 		53°36′37″N 8°16′07″W
Grange Abbey, Kilbride parish purported abbey[notes 5] Kilcrea 53°43′44″N 8°13′09″W
Grellachdinach Priory ~ Cistercian monks — from Mellifont
founded 1148;
dissolved 1155-6, transferred to Drumconaid, Bunfinny and Boyle;
possibly located in County Roscommon		 Grellechdinach
Inchmacnerin Abbey,
Church Island, Lough Key		 early monastic site, Patrician monks
founded in the 6th century;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian?
founded 1140-70?;
dissolved before 1596;
founded post1140;
dissolved 1569?; granted to William Taaffe 1596; (NM)		 St Mary
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Inis-mac-n-erin;
Insula-Macnery;
Insula-Machum;
Inch-vicrinni;
Church Island, Lough Key
(not Eas-mac-eirc , as given by some, which is Assylin (q.v.)) 		53°59′40″N 8°15′38″W
Inchmean Priory Benedictine monks — duplication of Inchmean, County Mayo[notes 6]
Kilbride Abbey ø "Abbey"[notes 7] possibly connected with Derrane Priory, supra 53°42′05″N 8°10′30″W
Kilcanuran Monastery early monastic site Cill-ceanuran;
Beech Abbey 		[4][5]

53°53′36″N 8°07′46″W
Kilconan Abbey ø "Abbey", founded 1339[notes 8]
Kilcooley Monastery early monastic site[notes 9] Cell-cuile;
Cul-silinne;
Kilchule 		53°46′07″N 8°12′24″W
Kildallog Monastery ≈~ early monastic site Kiltrustan?, (infra) 53°48′58″N 8°06′13″W (?)
Killaraght Monastery Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in County Sligo
Killinmulrooney Cell Augustinian nuns — Arroasian
dependent on Kilcreevanty;
founded before 1223, church granted to the nuns of Kilcreevanty by Pope Honorius III c.1223 and by Pope Boniface IX 1400;
dissolved 1543?		 St Mary
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Cuilleen 		53°20′38″N 8°08′29″W (approx)
Kilmore Monastery early monastic site, purportedly founded in the 5th century by St Patrick for Conleng and Ercleng;
mistaken by early sources for Kilmore, County Cavan;
Augustinian Canons Regular 155 183;
Augustinian Friars		 Cella-magna-deathreab;
Cell-mor-maige-glaiss;
Cell-mor-tir-briuin-na-sina;
Moyglass 		53°53′21″N 8°00′31″W
Kilmore Monastery possible early monastic site separate from above, founded in the 6th century by St Colmcille;
burned by the Ui Cremthainn 757		 Cell-mor-dithrib 53°53′40″N 8°00′42″W
Kilnamanagh Monastery early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Patrick Cluain-na-manach 53°53′40″N 8°23′55″W
Kilronan Abbey 6th century
Kiltrustan Monastery ≈~ early monastic site;[notes 10] possibly Kildallog Kildallog?, (supra)
Knockvicar Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
foundation unknown
erroneously referred to as Dominican Friars, purportedly by the Bingham family,[notes 11] however they were not in Ireland at the time;[notes 12]

dissolved c.1583-4; granted to Richard Kendlemarch (Kyndelinshe)		 Cnoc-bhicarre;
Cnoc-an-bicairi 		54°00′06″N 8°12′03″W
Lissonuffy Cell Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
dependent on Cong;
foundation unknown;
dissolved before 1592; granted to Trinity College, Dublin		 Liss-O-nDubhthaig;
Lyssenowfe;
Lis-duffe;
Lys-duffe 		53°44′28″N 7°59′32″W
Loughkey Abbey early monastic site, founded by 700;[notes 13]
Premonstratensian Canons
daughter of Prémontré
founded after 1217-8 (c.1215) by Clarus MacMailin, archdeacon of Elphin;
raised to abbey status c.1235;
held in commendam by Rory MacDermot from 1548;
granted to Robert Harrison 1594;
dissolved after 1600?, monks probably remained in occupation until 1608; (NM)		 The Holy Trinity
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Lough Cé;
Trinity Island 		53°59′21″N 8°15′16″W
Monasterevan Monastery ≈~ purportedly Augustinian Canons Regular or Crutched Friars (if Rindown) Rindown?;
Monastereoin?
Ogulla Monastery early monastic site Oghdeala 53°46′39″N 8°16′34″W
Oran Monastery early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Patrick Uaran;
Huaran;
Cell-garad;
Ballydooley 		53°40′26″N 8°20′24″W
Rindown Priory Hospital Crutched Friars (or less likely Knights Hospitaller)
founded before 1216, believed to be by King John for the Cruciferi or for the Knights Hospitallers;
plundered 1229;
raided by Felim O'Conor 1216;
burnt by Aed O'Conor 1270
dissolved before 1569; granted to Christopher Davers 1569;
leased to George Goodman 1588		 St John the Baptist
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Randoon;
Rinnduin;
Renydwyn;
Tea-eon;
St John's de Rynndum;
Monaster-eoin-baisde;
Monaster-evin 		53°32′38″N 8°00′09″W
Rindown Priory ~≈ Premonstratensian Canons, possible confusion with Monasterevan, supra Monasterevan? 53°32′17″N 7°59′36″W
Roscommon Abbey early monastic site, founded in the 6th century by St Comman, disciple of St Finnian of Clonard;
diocesan cathedral
see translated from Elphin 1152;
see translated to Elphin c.1168;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
founded after 1140, possibly with Arroasian reformation 1140-8 by Turlogh O'Conor at the instance of St Malachy;
plundered by William de Burgo 1204;
burned by the Anglo-Normans 1235 and 1247;
plundered by Mac William de Burgo 1260;
dissolved before 1578; granted to Sir Nicholas Malbye 1578;
granted to Francis Viscount Valentia 1615;
Augustinian Friars		 St Mary
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Ros-comain;
Ros-chomon;
Ros-camain;
Ros-coman 		53°37′44″N 8°11′26″W
Roscommon Priory Augustinian nuns — Arroasian
founded after 1144;
possible double monastery with Roscommon Abbey (see immediately above);
dependent on Kilcreevanty after 1223, church confirmed to the nuns of Kilcreevanty by Pope Honorius III c.1223 and by Pope Boniface IX 1400;
dissolved after 1223-4, nuns probably transferred to Termonkeelin after 1223-4		 St Mary
Roscommon Blackfriars Dominican Friars
founded 1253 by Felim O'Conor, King of Connacht, buried here;
consecrated 1257 by Thomas O'Conor, Bishop of Elphin;
burned 1270;
dissolved 1573; leased to Thomas le Strange 1573;
ruinous by 1612;
granted to Francis Viscount Valentia 1615;
friars remained in the vicinity, continuing into the 19th century		 The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Roscommon [6]

53.624733°N 8.191921°W / 53.624733; -8.191921 (Roscommon Friary)
Roscommon Greyfriars Franciscan Friars
founded 1268–69, founder unknown;
dissolved 1270 when burned;
could not be restored as the founder had died
Templemoyle Abbey possible early monastic site Kilnanooan 53°48′11″N 8°17′06″W
Termonkeelin Priory Augustinian nuns — Arroasian — possibly from Derrane and Roscommon
dependent on Kilcreevanty;
founded after 1223-4;
dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?		 Termon-caelaind;
Termon-Keelan 		53°46′57″N 8°28′02″W
Tibohine Monastery early monastic site, founded probably in the late 6th century by St Baithen Mac Cuanach;
plundered by the king of Feara-Manach 1201;
plundered by Aed Muimnech 1233		 Tech-Baithin;
Teach-Baithin 		53°52′55″N 8°27′05″W (?)
Tisrara Nunnery "Nunnery"[notes 14] 53°31′25″N 8°13′31″W (approx)
Toberelly Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
cell or chapel, foundation unknown;
dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth		 Toberelvy;
Tobar-ailbhe? 		53°45′32″N 8°19′38″W
Toomona Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
founded in the 15th century?, founded by the O'Conor family;
also dubiously given as Dominican Friars
dissolved 1585-8;
granted to Richard Kyndelinshe (Kendlemarch) 1588		 Tuaim-mona;
Toemonia;
Towemona;
Tumona 		53°46′11″N 8°17′28″W
Tulsk Priory Dominican Friars
founded 1448 by a (Mac)Dowell or other, land granted by Felim (Fedlimid) mac Fedlimid O'Conor, buried here;
dissolved before 1591?; land granted to Terence O'Byrne 1594;
friary granted to William Taaffe 1596;
repaired by Bingham 1595		 St Patrick
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Tulsk Abbey;
Tuilsce;
Tuillsgi;
Twilskye 		53°46′42″N 8°15′14″W
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See also

Notes
  1. Ordnance Survey
  2. Harris's Table, Ware-Harris, Antiquities, 1745
  3. Ordnance Survey
  4. Memorial Atlas of Ireland, 1901
  5. Memorial Atlas of Ireland, 1901 and Ordnance Survey (½ inch)
  6. duplication by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, due to error in Louis Augustin Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by John Stevens, 1722
  7. Memorial Atlas of Ireland, 1901 and Ordnance Survey
  8. Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, pp.290-1, erroneously attributes references to a church in Annals of Loch Cé, edited by William Maunsell Hennessy, M.R.I.A., Dublin, 1939, as being of an abbey
  9. Acta Sanctorum veteris et majoris Scotiae, seu Hiberniæ, Sanctorum Insulae..., p.377
  10. Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, iv, p.2
  11. Louis Augustin Alemand,Monasticum Hibernicum, edited and translated by John Stevens, 1722; p.227
  12. J. O'Heyne, O.P., Irish Dominicans (Epil. Chron. ..), (translated by A. Coleman, O.P., 1902), 1706, p.271
  13. Conry: Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.614
  14. Memorial Atlas of Ireland, 1901 and Ordnance Survey (½ inch)

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